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Peer support for patients with type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial.
(2011)OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of peer support for patients with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN: Cluster randomised controlled. SETTING: 20 general practices in the east of the Republic of Ireland. PARTICIPANTS: 395 ... -
Peer support in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial in primary care with parallel economic and qualitative analyses: pilot study and protocol
(BioMed Central, 2007)Background Diabetes is a chronic illness, which requires the individual to assume responsibility for their own care with the aim of maintaining glucose and blood pressure levels as close to normal as possible. Traditionally ... -
Peer-Delivery of a Gender-Specific Smoking Cessation Intervention for Women Living in Disadvantaged Communities in Ireland We Can Quit2 (WCQ2) A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
(2022)Introduction: The We Can Quit2 (WCQ2) pilot trial assessed the feasibility of ‘We Can Quit’ (WCQ), a community-based stop-smoking programme delivered by trained community facilitators, based on the socio-ecological framework ... -
A Peer-Led Survey of Student Alcohol Behaviours and Attitudes in Undergraduate Students
(2021)Background: This study examines Irish undergraduate students’ behaviours and motives regarding alcohol consumption. The study explores both levels and patterns of consumption. Method: A cross-sectional design using a ... -
Plain packaging of tobacco products: Lessons for the next round of implementing countries
(2020)Plain packaging addresses the obligations to implement effective packaging and labelling measures under Article 11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and to comprehensively ban tobacco advertising, ... -
Plasma Vitamin D Concentration Influences Survival Outcome After a Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer
(2014)PURPOSE: We investigated whether the plasma level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) influences survival outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We prospectively studied 1,598 patients ... -
Policy brief We Can Quit2 Trial
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Population Health Management. A Position Paper
(Health Service Executive, 2022)Population Health Management (PHM) is the concept of aggregating population data with data from multiple care and service settings, the analysis of that data into a single, actionable patient record, and using the insights ... -
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical effectiveness, safety, adherence and risk compensation in all populations.
(2022)Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of the effectiveness and safety of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV. Methods: Databases (PubMed, ... -
The PRESTO report. Sustainability and Resilience in the Irish Health System
(Trinity College Dublin/London School of Economics/Partnership for Health System Sustainability & re, 2023)The recovery of the Irish health system from the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for reflection and learning. COVID-19 has tested health systems in the extreme and spotlighted long- standing weaknesses. This ... -
Prevalence and predictors of smoking in "smoke-free" bars. Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys
(2011)National level smoke-free legislation is implemented to protect the public from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS). The first aim of this study was to investigate how successful the smoke-free hospitality industry ... -
Prevalence of Opiate Use in Ireland 2006: A 3-Source Capture Recapture Study
(Government Publications, Stationary office, Dublin 2, 2010-01)This study estimates the prevalence of problem opiate use in Ireland in 2006 using a 3-source capture-recapture method. The three population sources employed to calculate the estimate were the Central (methadone) Treatment ... -
Prevalence of problem alcohol use among patients attending primary care for methadone treatment.
(2009)BACKGROUND: Problem alcohol use is associated with adverse health outcomes among current or former heroin users and primary care is providing methadone treatment for increasing numbers of this population. This study aimed ... -
Prevalence of smoking among bar workers prior to the Republic of Ireland smokefree workplace legislation
(2008)Background Few studies have examined smoking behaviour among bar workers, an occupational group traditionally exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke. This study set out to: (1) establish baseline prevalence of smoking ... -
Prevalence, predictors and perinatal outcomes of peri-conceptional alcohol exposure-retrospective cohort study in an urban obstetric population in Ireland
(2011)Background: Evidence-based advice on alcohol consumption is required for pregnant women and women planning a pregnancy. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence, predictors and perinatal outcomes associated with ... -
Primary care and youth mental health in Ireland: qualitative study in deprived urban areas.
(2013)Background: Mental disorders account for six of the 20 leading causes of disability worldwide with a very high prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in youth aged 15-24 years. However, healthcare professionals are faced with ... -
Primary medical care in Irish prisons
(2010)Background: An industrial dispute between prison doctors and the Irish Prison Service (IPS) took place in 2004. Part of the resolution of that dispute was that an independent review of prison medical and support services ...